An Analysis of Thomas Paine's, "The Crisis No. 1"
In "The Crisis, No. 1," Thomas Paine uses metaphors to persuade the American public to continue supporting the Revolutionary war. Thomas Paine is considered by many to be the most persuasive writer of the American Revolution. In 1776, Paine enlisted in the Continental army to fight the British. However he may have contributed on the battlefield, Paine's greatest contribution to the war effort was through his pen, rather than his "sword." Paine's essay, "The Crisis, No. 1," exemplifies his compelling style of writing; in this case, he implements powerful metaphors to achieve the effect. To better understand the effect that these metaphors have upon the reader, it is necessary to examine those that are designed to dethrone British sympathies, as well as those designed to promote the revo
ates' mutual love is completely dependent upon the states' mutual fear. If the mutual fear is broken by a state withdrawing its efforts in the Revolution, the states' mutual love for liberty would terminate as well. e of the British government; they make it appear to be comprised of a group of immoral, evil, unjust, self-serving, thieves. For these reasons, Paine was highly persuasive in gaining the reader's support for abandoning the 'morally corrupt' British government. Throughout the entire reading, Paine ridicules the British government in an attempt to remove any British sympathies his readers may posses. He states, "...if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth." Paine is referring to a recent Parliamentary act called the Declaratory Act of 1776. This act asserted Parliamentary power to legi
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Approximate Word count = 584
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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